The more things change, the more they remain the same. – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Writing in 1848, Karr’s epigram was intended to assert that while things may appear to change […]
2020 Land Protection Project Roundup
(From our 2020 Annual Report). As the year came to a close, it was pretty incredible to look back over 2020 and realize that with your help and the dedication […]
2020 Conservancy Playlist
This year more than ever, we found music to be an escape from our daily (or yearly) woes. Is there a song reminiscent of Leelanau that you found yourself playing […]
Porritt Farm Adds to Corridor of Conserved Lands
All photos thanks to Mark Smith Rex Dobson was the very first farmer in Leelanau to permanently protect his land from development. In 1999, he worked with the newly formed […]
A Day in the Life of an AmeriCorps Volunteer
By Claire Wood, Leelanau Conservancy Communications Director. We set out from Leland Harbor in two canoes on a calm, sunny morning in late August. The hypnotizing ripples of turquoise water […]
The Leelanau Conservancy Supports Decommissioning Line 5
The Leelanau Conservancy joins an ever growing number of citizens and Michigan organizations in support of the decision to decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline that runs through the Great Lakes […]
Chairman’s Column–Fall 2020
By Ross Satterwhite (photo by Mark Smith) I’m often amazed by things living here in Leelanau County. My neighbor saw a bobcat not so long ago at one of the […]
President’s Column–Fall 2020
By Bob Gilbert COVID-19 certainly has affected many lives. Debbie and I are no exception. Rather than head south in the winter like many of our Leelanau pals, we head […]
It’s Ok to be Anonymous
The Leelanau Conservancy receives gifts from many donors who prefer to keep information about their charitable giving private, including people in the Richard O. Ristine Heritage Society* who have included […]
It’s Official! Majestic Palmer Woods Grows by 350 Acres
Good things take time. Some of the Leelanau Conservancy’s biggest and best projects were decades in the making. Saving the Crystal River. Preserving the iconic DeYoung Farm and shoreline. And […]
